1997-05-16 [[Philip Holiday]] w pts 12 [[Pete Taliaferro]], Carousel Casino, Hammanskraal, South Africa - IBF. Referee: Stan Christodoulou. Scorecards: 115-111, 115-111, 111-115. After being dropped for an ‘eight’ count in the first round by a left hook to the chin, instead of crumbling Taliaferro (135) came back strongly in the second to send Holiday (135) crashing from a similar punch and the champion barely beat the count. The contest then see-sawed over the next six sessions prior to Holiday, fighting on the back foot, being outworked over the last quarter as Taliaferro surged on to what he thought would end in him winning the title at the final bell. It wasn’t to be as Holiday was seen by two of the judges as having done enough.

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1997-05-16 [[Philip Holiday]] w pts 12 [[Pete Taliaferro]], Carousel Casino, Hammanskraal, South Africa - IBF. Referee: Stan Christodoulou. Scorecards: 115-111, 115-111, 111-115. After being dropped for an ‘eight’ count in the first round by a left hook to the chin instead of crumbling Taliaferro (135) came back strongly in the second to send Holiday (135) crashing from a similar punch, the champion barely beating the count. The contest then see-sawed over the next six sessions prior to Holiday, fighting on the back foot, being outworked over the last quarter as Taliaferro surged on to what he thought would end in him winning the title at the final bell. Disappointingly for him, Holiday was seen by two of the judges as having done enough.

[[Category: 1997 Title Contests]]

[[Category: 1997 Title Contests]]

[[Category: Lightweight Division]]

[[Category: Lightweight Division]]

Latest revision as of 15:32, 22 April 2013

1997-05-16 Philip Holiday w pts 12 Pete Taliaferro, Carousel Casino, Hammanskraal, South Africa - IBF. Referee: Stan Christodoulou. Scorecards: 115-111, 115-111, 111-115. After being dropped for an ‘eight’ count in the first round by a left hook to the chin instead of crumbling Taliaferro (135) came back strongly in the second to send Holiday (135) crashing from a similar punch, the champion barely beating the count. The contest then see-sawed over the next six sessions prior to Holiday, fighting on the back foot, being outworked over the last quarter as Taliaferro surged on to what he thought would end in him winning the title at the final bell. Disappointingly for him, Holiday was seen by two of the judges as having done enough.